[time-nuts] Spectracom 8170 Time of Day grief...(WWVB Clock)

[Charles P. Steinmetz]

Joe wrote:

>In a slightly different direction, are there any commercially available 'PSK
>Compliant Atomic Clocks' out there for those of us used to looking at the
>'correct time'?
>
>Also, what, exactly, was the advantage of changing modulation formats?  That
>'killed' all the existing 'Atomic Clocks'?

No, it killed phase-locking instruments, including the Spectracom 
clocks.  Most "atomic clocks" designed for time-of-day use do not, 
and never did, phase lock to the WWVB carrier.  My 20-year-old 
Brookstone "atomic clock" still works just as it always did (within 
tens of mS AFAICT).  So should most other older "atomic clocks," and 
everything currently available from the many time-of-day "atomic 
clock" suppliers.

Best regards,

Charles